Improvement in ornamental chains



J. L. HEELEY.

ORNAMENTAL-CHAINS.

No.177,83. Patented May 23,1876.

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".FETERS, PNOTO-LITHOGRAPMER, WASHINGTIEN, D, C.

Ulvi'rnn STATES PATENT QFFICE JAMES L. HEELEY, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN ORNAMENTAL CHAINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,834, dated May 23, 1876; application filed March 15, 1876. 7

To all whom it may concern V Be it known that 1, JAMES L. HEELEY, of North Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ornamental Chain, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which.

-Fi'gure 1 represents a longitudinal central section. Fig. 2 is a sectional side view.

My invention consists in coupling or (3011' necting pieces for ornamental chains, composed of an oval ring depressed in the middle,

two side pieces, and a collar which embraces the-side pieces.

In the drawing, the letter A designates an ornamental chain, which is composed of links B and couplings or connecting-pieces 0. Each of the links B is made of the following parts, viz., a tubular supporting-piece, a, made in the form of a spirally-wound wire, or in any other form suitable for the purpose; a central rod, 0, which is provided with eyes 0 at its ends, and two or more lateral rods, 0, which, together with the central rod, are inclosed in the supportingpiece a, and which are provided, at their ends, with hooks e, which engage with rings I), placed against the outside of the supporting-piece.

Two 'or more such rings may be used, and a corresponding number of lateral rods must be employed, each of said lateral rods serving to fasten one of the rings to the supportingpiece.

The links B are united with each other by means of connecting-pieces or couplings 0, each of which consists of an oval ring, g, two side pieces, 71/, and a collar, '6. The sides of the oval ring 9 are pressed inward, as shown,

- so that the collar t, after having been closed around the side pieces and the ring, is firmly retained in position, and that no solder is required to fasten the several parts together.

I do not claim, in this application, the combination of the supportingpiece a, external rings b, and rods 0 0, having hooks which fasten the external rings to the supportingpiece a,-inasmuch as I contemplate making such form the subject-matter'of a separate application for Letters Patent.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure I 

